SB 8.7.6
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 6
- mathyamāne 'rṇave so 'drir
- anādhāro hy apo 'viśat
- dhriyamāṇo 'pi balibhir
- gauravāt pāṇḍu-nandana
SYNONYMS
mathyamāne — while the churning was going on; arṇave — in the ocean of milk; saḥ — that; adriḥ — hill; anādhāraḥ — without being supported by anything; hi — indeed; apaḥ — in the water; aviśat — drowned; dhriyamāṇaḥ — captured; api — although; balibhiḥ — by the powerful demigods and demons; gauravāt — from being very heavy; pāṇḍu-nandana — O son of Pāṇḍu (Mahārāja Parīkṣit).
TRANSLATION
O son of the Pāṇḍu dynasty, when Mandara Mountain was thus being used as a churning rod in the ocean of milk, it had no support, and therefore although held by the strong hands of the demigods and demons, it sank into the water.